“I do not believe Azerbaijan will dare resume hostilities, as the international community, represented by Russia, France, NATO, the United States and European Union, have a clear position on it,” Stepan Grigoryan, Head of the Center for Globalization and Regional Cooperation, told journalists Feb. 24, as he commented on a statement by the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine.

According to him, the ambassador’s statement is nothing but another attempt by Baku to exert pressure on Armenia. The conflicting parties should be patient as the conflict cannot be settled in a day. Moreover, no progress can be expected without Nagorno-Karabakh’s participation in the peace process, the expert said.

Azerbaijan’s withdrawal from the negotiation process and hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh are unlikely. “Baku will not dare act against the superpowers’ will and start hostilities. I do not think Azerbaijan will make such a step, as it is well aware a blitzkrieg is impossible in this case,” Grigoryan said.

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine Einulla Madatli stated that “Azerbaijan may think over the prospects of its further participation in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process as part of the Paris process. It will be done if Armenia delays or gives a negative answer to the proposals made by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on the basis of Madrid principles.”